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benghazi, and egypt. benghazi, the attack that led to the ambassador's death. >> i join everyone being sad about the loss for the united states and the dedicated servants abroad who do so much for our security. in a way i'm surprised it took this long. there has been so much unrest and i hope there is an ability to prevent anything happening tonight or tomorrow or the next few days when the things are delegate. things have been delicate for a year-and-a-half. this is an amazingly sweeping set of changes throughout the broader middle east. not to say everything was done correctly in benghazi. i don't know that. not to say anything else about procedures that were followed. but in a way i'm struck that it took this long for something of a tragic nature to happen given what is going on. >> bret: the new libyan government stepped up. they had many statements out today. not only the ambassador that you saw there, but a paper statement and a number of officials out. the egyptian government hasn't said much at al
benghazi, and egypt. benghazi, the attack that led to the ambassador's death. >> i join everyone being sad about the loss for the united states and the dedicated servants abroad who do so much for our security. in a way i'm surprised it took this long. there has been so much unrest and i hope there is an ability to prevent anything happening tonight or tomorrow or the next few days when the things are delegate. things have been delicate for a year-and-a-half. this is an amazingly sweeping...
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consulate in benghazi today and set it on fire. witnesses say explosions were heard nearby and the men who attacked the american building were armed. there are conflicting reports about exactly how grave the attack was on the u.s. consulate. some are siting that a staffer, an american official was killed in the attack on the consulate. now while the state department has condemned the attack, officials are saying it's impossible to confirm the reporting about the potential death of a u.s. official in libya. at least at this time it is impossible to confirm it. nbc news is working to confirm that report. it's based on comments from a libyan official at this time. >>> also today in cairo, a group of protesters there breached the outer walls of the u.s. embassy in cairo. the embassy has been described as fortress-like. you can see that in some of the images. the protesters in cairo reportedly luted some of the buildings inside these outer walls after they breached the perimeter of the complex. they did definitely take down the american
consulate in benghazi today and set it on fire. witnesses say explosions were heard nearby and the men who attacked the american building were armed. there are conflicting reports about exactly how grave the attack was on the u.s. consulate. some are siting that a staffer, an american official was killed in the attack on the consulate. now while the state department has condemned the attack, officials are saying it's impossible to confirm the reporting about the potential death of a u.s....
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consulate in benghazi. rioters armed with guns and rocket-propelled grenades launched at assault fueled by anger over an anti-islamic film shot in america that killed chris stevens and three members of his staff. the violence started earlier when the angry mob climbed the walls of the embassy in cairo and tore down the american flag and replace i had it with a islamic banner. our chief intelligence correspondent catherine herridge is live in washington with that. >> reporter: good morning. thank you. what we know about the filmmaker comes from brief interview he gave with the associated press after the violence in u.s. consulate and cairo. self-identified as israeli jew, the filmmaker said, this is quote a political movie the u.s. lost a lot of money and a lot of people in wars in iraq and afghanistan but we're fighting with ideas the as we saw the demonstrations unfold in cairo the initial reporting say the catalyst was a 13 minute english language trailer for a film. while fox news has not viewed the film
consulate in benghazi. rioters armed with guns and rocket-propelled grenades launched at assault fueled by anger over an anti-islamic film shot in america that killed chris stevens and three members of his staff. the violence started earlier when the angry mob climbed the walls of the embassy in cairo and tore down the american flag and replace i had it with a islamic banner. our chief intelligence correspondent catherine herridge is live in washington with that. >> reporter: good...
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put benghazi on notice that he's on his way to benghazi to hunt the people of benghazi to hunt them down, house by house, street by street, alleyway by alleyway, as he put it. and then this fine -- devoted his life to this region being gunned downindeed. we don't know who is responsible. we've heard various speculation. the chairman of the house intelligence committee thinks it has some fingerprints of al qaeda or at least al qaeda-inspired affiliate operation. what do you think? >> you know, wolf, i think we have to remember that al qaeda had deep presence, actually, in libya, and we go back to the infiltration of al qaeda into iraq a while ago. a few years ago. what we learned when the americans got the documents, the computer records of the jihadists, they captured records and what they learned is the largest group of jihadists came from saudi arabia. the second largest group came from libya. so there has always been an al qaeda presence in libya. there was a presence that gadhafi occasionally used in the fashion of the dictators of the arab world. they could wink at terrorism wh
put benghazi on notice that he's on his way to benghazi to hunt the people of benghazi to hunt them down, house by house, street by street, alleyway by alleyway, as he put it. and then this fine -- devoted his life to this region being gunned downindeed. we don't know who is responsible. we've heard various speculation. the chairman of the house intelligence committee thinks it has some fingerprints of al qaeda or at least al qaeda-inspired affiliate operation. what do you think? >> you...
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consulate in benghazi was set on fire by militants. we learned there were ten employees inside the building when 20 attackers stormed the consulate under the cover of darkness. even hours after the incident, not all emplyioyees have been accounted for and the consulate is not secure. at take and similar one in egypt may be linked to an american made film critical of prophet muhammad. >> reporter: hundred of angry demonstrators descended on the american embassy in cairo. then word of another attack, this time at the u.s. consulate in benghazi, libya. one american killed. another was hurt. they're believed off to be connected. protestors in both places furious about a movie which appears to have been made in america that they say insults the prophet muhammad. beyond the insults, any depiction of mohamed is forbidden. in cairo some scaled the high walls pulling down an american flag ripping it to shred. others waved black flags that looked look those of al qaeda. one man scaled a flagpole. the new movie promoted by florida pastor terry jo
consulate in benghazi was set on fire by militants. we learned there were ten employees inside the building when 20 attackers stormed the consulate under the cover of darkness. even hours after the incident, not all emplyioyees have been accounted for and the consulate is not secure. at take and similar one in egypt may be linked to an american made film critical of prophet muhammad. >> reporter: hundred of angry demonstrators descended on the american embassy in cairo. then word of...
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what happened in benghazi was totally different. there were -- it was allegedly inspired by the same thing, the same video, but in that city, militants attacked the u.s. consulate. it appeared coordinated. they appeared to be using military tactics. they were armed with heavy weapons. that's not the thing an impassioned crowd just does. an impassioned crowd doesn't just have rpgs on hand, move in and have an attack that takes place in at least two waves. that's the kind that al qaeda or an al qaeda-like organization, and there are many of them in libya, could carry out against the u.s. consulate. what's unclear is did they know that the u.s. ambassador was there at the time, or was that just a coincidence? these are all open questions. another open question, so where does this go from here? and there are supposed to be demonstrations on friday. the egyptian government, the new islamist -- or islamic-leaning government of president morsi is encouraging these demonstrations on friday, a completely different tactic from the former regi
what happened in benghazi was totally different. there were -- it was allegedly inspired by the same thing, the same video, but in that city, militants attacked the u.s. consulate. it appeared coordinated. they appeared to be using military tactics. they were armed with heavy weapons. that's not the thing an impassioned crowd just does. an impassioned crowd doesn't just have rpgs on hand, move in and have an attack that takes place in at least two waves. that's the kind that al qaeda or an al...
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consulate in the city of benghazi. we've been told by libyan officials now confirmed by the president and others that the u.s. ambassador was in the consulate at the time along with three other americans when it was attacked first by rocket propelled grenades, then other kinds of homemade grenades and bullets. the consulate caught on fire. according to the doctor who treated the u.s. ambassador, he died of smoke inhalluation. >> factory fires in two major pakistani cities tuesday claimed more than 300 lives. officials say at least 289 bodies have been fulled from the charred rupps of a clothing factory in karachi. a fire at a shoe factory left at least 25 people there dead. apple unveiled the latest version of its iphone in san francisco today. the iphone 5 is expected to, with with 4 g cellular networks. a capability that many iphone rivals already have. there's speculation it will be a bigger screen, slimmer in design and have a bigger camera lens. sales could be big enough to give a noticeable boost to the nation's
consulate in the city of benghazi. we've been told by libyan officials now confirmed by the president and others that the u.s. ambassador was in the consulate at the time along with three other americans when it was attacked first by rocket propelled grenades, then other kinds of homemade grenades and bullets. the consulate caught on fire. according to the doctor who treated the u.s. ambassador, he died of smoke inhalluation. >> factory fires in two major pakistani cities tuesday claimed...
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consulate in the port city of benghazi. the attackers fired automatic weapons and rocket-propelled grenades at the consulate as they clashed with libyans hired to guard the facility. a fire set by militants destroyed one of the buildings. >>> the attack in libya and this protest in cairo were triggered by a new film critical of the prophet muhammad, even claiming he was a pedophile. the u.s. is on alert. for more dangerous uprisings. secretary of state hillary clinton says the u.s. is working with other governments to ensure that american interests and people are protected. >>> the white house is downplaying reports of a rift between the u.s. and israel over iran's nuclear ambitions. president obama and israeli minister netanyahu speaking by phone last night. apparently they agreed to continue close consultations over iran. this unusual late-night announcement from the white house comes after netanyahu criticized the obama administration over the iran policy. >> yeah. and the u.n. has just found a new intelligence showing i
consulate in the port city of benghazi. the attackers fired automatic weapons and rocket-propelled grenades at the consulate as they clashed with libyans hired to guard the facility. a fire set by militants destroyed one of the buildings. >>> the attack in libya and this protest in cairo were triggered by a new film critical of the prophet muhammad, even claiming he was a pedophile. the u.s. is on alert. for more dangerous uprisings. secretary of state hillary clinton says the u.s. is...
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embassy in benghazi. the libyan city america helped free from the oppressive regime of moammar gadhafi. chris stevens was among the americans killed after protesters stormed the embassy last night. demonstrators also swarmed the u.s. embassy in cairo, scaling the walls and tearing apart the american flag. the attacks are believed to be in reaction to a obscure movie film in the u.s. by an israeli citizen one that ridicules islam and the prophet mohammed. today, flags at the capitol have been lowered to half mast and the president spoke earlier in the rose garden addressing the tragedy. >> the united states condemns in the strongest terms this outrageous and shocking attack. since our founding, the united states has been a nation that respects all faiths. we reject all efforts to denigrate the religious beliefs of others. but there is absolutely no justification to this type of senseless violence. none. >> not content to sit on the sidelines at a critical moment in his presidential campaign, governor mitt
embassy in benghazi. the libyan city america helped free from the oppressive regime of moammar gadhafi. chris stevens was among the americans killed after protesters stormed the embassy last night. demonstrators also swarmed the u.s. embassy in cairo, scaling the walls and tearing apart the american flag. the attacks are believed to be in reaction to a obscure movie film in the u.s. by an israeli citizen one that ridicules islam and the prophet mohammed. today, flags at the capitol have been...
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ambassador to libya murdered in cold blood in benghazi. you have seen these pictures of protesters taking over the scene last night. this is the first american ambassador killed in the line of duty since 1979. new information we are picking up is the administration does have some suspicion, early suspicion that this was a planned attack that led to these four murders and this was not necessarily some protesters spiraling out of control. this is officials stressing the administration is not jumping to any conclusions. this is early in the investigation. they are not lowing any door or any possibility of what led to these murders. the president made clear in the rose garden that justice will be served. >> we are working with the government of libya to secure our diplomats and working to increase security at diplomatic posts around the world. make no mistake we'll work with the libyan government to bring to justice the killers who killed our people. >> reporter: he did not take questions and we could not press him on what action will be taken
ambassador to libya murdered in cold blood in benghazi. you have seen these pictures of protesters taking over the scene last night. this is the first american ambassador killed in the line of duty since 1979. new information we are picking up is the administration does have some suspicion, early suspicion that this was a planned attack that led to these four murders and this was not necessarily some protesters spiraling out of control. this is officials stressing the administration is not...